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How many of you gamers know the REAL Conan? -= Snowhawk Clan =-
Sturmrabe
Member Posts: 927
Many individuals come to our forums eager to join our ranks, but have never read any of the REAL Conan stories by Robert E. Howard. Well, that's fine! Whether you were introduced to the mythical world of Hyboria by the movies, cartoons, comic books or even if this is the first time you have heard of our adventurous brother, all are welcome who are interested in knowing the saga of Conan the Cimmerian. But know, O Prince, that only those that are willing to learn the TRUE tales of Conan will join our ranks.
While you wait for your copy of The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian or The Bloody Crown of Conan to arrive via that little brown truck, there's no need to wait for you to brush up on the Hyborian Age and join our guild!
Post your petition to join the Snowhawk Clan and then head on over to these helpful sites:
» AmraTheLion.com - One of our clan elders runs this site that includes Howard's Hyborian Age essay.
» WikiSource.Org - An archive of Howard's stories such as Hour of the Dragon and other Conan tales
» Hyboria.Xoth.Net - A Hyborian Age encyclopedia site featuring an illustrated Hyborian Age overview.
Here are several links for those who may not know which Conan books to buy, etc...
For Amazon.com (US) shoppers --
1. The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian
3. The Conquering Sword of Conan
For Amazon.co.uk (UK) shoppers --
» Centenary Edition - The Complete Chronicles of Conan
If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to post them here.
Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood. -Nietzsche
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Wasting no time announcing your imminent takeover of these forums are you Sturm?
Good to see you mate
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
Hemingway
Well when I saw some Acolytes sigs floating around I knew I actually had a quality Clan for the
to compete with, so I knew I better get on it before you snapped up the creame of the crop!
Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood. -Nietzsche
Really really good stories so far.
--When you resubscribe to SWG, an 18 yearold Stripper finds Jesus, gives up stripping, and moves with a rolex reverend to Hawaii.
--In MMORPG's l007 is the opiate of the masses.
--The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence!
--CCP could cut off an Eve player's fun bits, and that player would say that it was good CCP did that.
Isn't Conan now ruling over California?
j/k
I hope this game captures the true raw essence of the Hyborian Age.
MMO Vet since AOL Neverwinter Nights circa 1992. My MMO beat up your MMO. =S
Ok, so if I have never read any conan stuff and I want to do so... those 3 books are what I should start with and in the order given?
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian is a book series, not just one book, and includes the Hour of the Dragon.
Basically though, the answer is yes, but if you had to stick to only one book title, go for the Hour of the Dragon, its the one most relevant to the game's storyline
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
Hemingway
Played Wow, D and L, AOC, GW, Eve, Rift and many more insignificant games.
You can just click on those Amazon link, 1 2 3, and there ya go!
The first is Coming of Conan and I highly recommend that one... I'm going to end up having to get them myself cause most of the book that I got from my mother were ruined in a flood...
And any of you guy bragging about your Lore Knowledge, can head on over to our forums, we are looking for more REH fans!
Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood. -Nietzsche
Its been brought up to me recently that many people think that the REH stories are long novels like your typical fantasy writing...
Well originally they started off as a series of short stories, and as such they grab you quickly and generally dont' let up... and his books are compilations of those so they are much more friendly to people who normally don't pick up a big book and slog all they way through to the end.
Its been said that REH is the master of the "first paragraph" and I quite agree, usually just the first page of any of his stories are enough to capture your imagination, and he doesn't let go till you are done...
Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood. -Nietzsche
His talk show is really funny, I like it better than Leno's or Letterman's.
Played Wow, D and L, AOC, GW, Eve, Rift and many more insignificant games.
Those are fighting words. To arms ye flaming skull.
Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood. -Nietzsche
Whats this forum about?
I'm pretty sure there isn't a late show forum on MMORPG.com....
Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood. -Nietzsche
Whats this forum about?
I'm pretty sure there isn't a late show forum on MMORPG.com....
And that is a crime, pure and simple. Dissing my boy like that.
Whats this forum about?
I'm pretty sure there isn't a late show forum on MMORPG.com....
Well you never know what you get on these crazy public forums.
Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood. -Nietzsche
"What now?" faltered the girl.
"The plunder of the seas!" he laughed. "A paltry crew, and that chewed and clawed to pieces, but they can work the ship, and crews can always be found. Come here, girl, and give me a kiss."
"A kiss?" she cried hysterically. "You think of kisses at a time like this?"
His laughter boomed above the snap and thunder of the sails, as he caught her up off her feet in the crook of one mighty arm, and smacked her red lips with resounding relish.
"I think of Life!" he roared. "The dead are dead, and what has passed is done! I have a ship and a fighting crew and a girl with lips like wine, and that's all I ever asked. Lick your wounds, bullies, and break out a cask of ale. You're going to work ship as she never was worked before. Dance and sing while you buckle to it, damn you! To the devil with empty seas! We're bound for waters where the seaports are fat, and the merchant ships are crammed with plunder!"
The Pool of the Black One-REH
The original Conan tales are magnificent, aren't they?
"If my hands were free," opined Conan, "I'd soon make a brainless corpse out of you."
The Hour of The Dragon
AmraTheLion.com
Played Wow, D and L, AOC, GW, Eve, Rift and many more insignificant games.
"What now?" faltered the girl.
"The plunder of the seas!" he laughed. "A paltry crew, and that chewed and clawed to pieces, but they can work the ship, and crews can always be found. Come here, girl, and give me a kiss."
"A kiss?" she cried hysterically. "You think of kisses at a time like this?"
His laughter boomed above the snap and thunder of the sails, as he caught her up off her feet in the crook of one mighty arm, and smacked her red lips with resounding relish.
"I think of Life!" he roared. "The dead are dead, and what has passed is done! I have a ship and a fighting crew and a girl with lips like wine, and that's all I ever asked. Lick your wounds, bullies, and break out a cask of ale. You're going to work ship as she never was worked before. Dance and sing while you buckle to it, damn you! To the devil with empty seas! We're bound for waters where the seaports are fat, and the merchant ships are crammed with plunder!"
The Pool of the Black One-REH
The original Conan tales are magnificent, aren't they?
Well here is my philosophical side fav quote so far:
"There intruded vaguely a wonderment at the mad pranks of Fate, that could make the daughter of a king the companion of a red-handed barbarian. With it came a revulsion toward her own kind. Her father, and Shah Amurath, they were civilized men. And from them she had had only suffering. She had never encountered any civilized man who treated her with kindness unless there were an ulterior motive behind his actions. Conan had shielded her, protected her, and -- so far -- demanded nothing in return."
Howard, Robert E. "Iron Shadows in the Moon."
And here is my favorite quote because deep down, I'm an evil bastard:
"'And so, farewell, barbarian,' mocked the sorcerer. 'I must ride to Shamar, and the siege. In ten days I will be at your palace in Tamar, with my warriors. What word from you shall I say to your women, before I flay their dainty skins for scrolls whereon to chronicle the triumphs of Tsotha-lanti?'"
Howard, Robert E. "The Scarlet Citadel."
--When you resubscribe to SWG, an 18 yearold Stripper finds Jesus, gives up stripping, and moves with a rolex reverend to Hawaii.
--In MMORPG's l007 is the opiate of the masses.
--The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence!
--CCP could cut off an Eve player's fun bits, and that player would say that it was good CCP did that.